The photo is the product of more than 400 pictures taken with a 300mm lens and then stitched together. Viewers can soar above the mountain, zoom in on the cliffs and crags or pull out to view the landmark in its entirety.

Rather than just a fun graphic, however, the photographic feat was conceived as part of a climate change tracking project. Glaciers such as those found on Everest serve as a stort of canary in a coal mine, showing signs of thinning snow and sloughing glaciers. In addition to monitoring changes at work now, the team is also comparing the new photo to old ones taken from the same vantage point to show the effects of climate change already at work.